navicular adjective & noun. [nǝ'vɪkjʊlǝ] LME.
[French naviculaire or late Latin navicularis, formed as NAVICULA: see -AR¹.]
A. adjective.
1. a. Anatomy etc. navicular bone, a boat-shaped bone in the ankle lying between the talus (astragalus) and cuneiform bones. Also (rare), the corresponding scaphoid bone of the wrist. LME.
b. Veterinary Medicine. navicular disease, a disease of the region around the navicular bone in the foot of a horse. E19.

2. Of or pertaining to boats. M17-E18.

3. Having the form of a (small) boat. L18.
b. ellipt. as noun. The navicular bone; navicular disease. E19.

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